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Research article
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24 Jul 2023
Research article |
| 24 Jul 2023
| 24 Jul 2023
Semi-automatic mapping of shallow landslides using free Sentinel-2 images and Google Earth Engine
Davide Notti
Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (IRPI), Italian National
Research Council (CNR), Strada Delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
Martina Cignetti
Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (IRPI), Italian National
Research Council (CNR), Strada Delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (IRPI), Italian National
Research Council (CNR), Strada Delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
Daniele Giordan
Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (IRPI), Italian National
Research Council (CNR), Strada Delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
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Short summary
We developed a cost-effective and user-friendly approach to map shallow landslides using free satellite data. Our methodology involves analysing the pre- and post-event NDVI variation to semi-automatically detect areas potentially affected by shallow landslides (PLs). Additionally, we have created Google Earth Engine scripts to rapidly compute NDVI differences and time series of affected areas. Datasets and codes are stored in an open data repository for improvement by the scientific community.
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